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Subscriber Week – Day #1
Quick little announcement about the start of Subscriber Week. There are 10 new songs available to subscribers only in Funk. They’ll be public on October 15th (28 days from today). If you’d like access to these songs early, you can subscribe here.
The 10 songs:
Riddle Me A Rat’s Nest (Roostex) – Brilliant Dynamite Neon – 4
{Arabian Assassin} (cornandbeans) – DarkbearX – 9
BB Euro (AKHT) – Cyanite – 10
Diamond Heart (Sane) – Wyde – 7
F (Cranky) – ~Zero~ – 8
Frozen Rain (OSTER Project) – Behanjc – 8
Innocent Decay (Dr1010) – SulferDragon – 10
Love Coloured Master Spark (LUV2) – Rebirth0 – 10
Song For All Time (Joy Electric) – dore – 7
Strawberry Music (Yamajet) – jimerax – 8
Enjoy, and look forward to 6 more days of good songs by different artists and different stepfile guys.
-Tass
A little Song of the Week catchup
Public Songs of the Week:
Mute City Remix is a mix of the Mute City levels of the game F-Zero. I’ve always been a big fan of the futuristic racing game, so I’m glad to see that we now have a song in game from it, courtesy of our very own KgZ. The stepfile is a rated a 10, Very Challenging, for it’s 24th bursts at 170bpm (255bpm 16ths, for those keeping track). The stepfile is a collab between SulferDragon and Brilliant Dyanmite Neon. So, basically, a song by an awesome artist and a stepfile by 2 rising young stepfilers… you can’t lose. But, well, there is 1 small catch. It’s a secret song, so you need 45,000 credits to play it. Believe me, it IS worth it!
If for some reason you don’t have 45k credits, don’t feel too bad! We still have a song for you from Friday. Mocha Ocean is a cute little tune by Yamajet. The song is short and sweet, coming it at 79 seconds long. Stepfile is by MeaCulpa and is rated a 4, Easy. You can find it on page 1 of Misc.
Finally, Sunday’s SotW is bbblow by Onoken. It’s a really snazzy Tribal Euro piece stepped by Rebirth0. I don’t really have much else to say about it, so I’ll use this space as filler to discuss the lint in my belly button. Check out Onoken’s site as well. You can find bbblow on page 1 of Dance2, as it is rated a mid-8, Very Difficult.
There are also 2 subscriber songs in Funk for the next 3 weeks. One was added Saturday, one this morning. Neither are that hard.
More fun to come,
-Tass
Special classical song release – Tambourin Chinois
I think I haven’t written up a news post for a long time. Yes, special release today because Tass felt like doing it.
This song was composed by Fritz Kreisler (1875 – 1962) around 1910. Fritz was a great violinist as well as a composer and author. Ingame music is by me using the computer MIDI format. It is a short version and it has constant BPM (160 BPM) with many 24ths, 32nds, and jumps. It’s kind of a tricky song, we rate it low 5/6 (Very Challenging), despite being less than 70 seconds long.
Have fun with a violin piece.
Secrets & Lies are Like Infinite Blue Glass
I have no idea what that means, but I don’t really care. A bit late, but the most recently released skill token is Like Glass by DJ Karbon, of World of Dreams fame. It’s definitely a unique sounding song, classified as Breakbeats. The stepfile is by Ben Speirs. To unlock this song that sounds like glass, pass Seattle’s Finest (Hip-Hop) with 50 or less goods, 40 or less averages, 40 or less misses, and 60 or less boos.
Yesterday’s public SotW is Secrets & Lies by Rushjet1. Rushjet is known for making video game remixes as well as original scores that are 8-bit sounding. Secrets & Lies reminds me of Castlevania, but is an original piece, and as it is not from a VG, it is in Dance2 instead of Arcade. Also I guess a strong case could be made for it being in Misc. Oh well. This file marks the first for highly regarded simfile author DigitalS3r4ph, aka Tsuka. Hopefully we’ll see more work from him in the future. The file is a 9/12 for its 150bpm 16ths with jumps.
There is also a new subscriber SotW in funk if you haven’t seen it yet.
Finally, a personal thank you to Veritas’s Jamie and Will for the wonderful little thank you package they sent me containing chocolates, a few Veritas stickers, and the Veritas EP. Once again, check out their level 5 Black Skulls in Rock as well as checking out their myspace and website.
-Tass
From a Trisection of the Summer Starry Sky comes a Technostorm Hurricaine of strength -Y!
So, I lost track of time yesterday and forgot to add a new user easy skill token. To make up for that, I’ve added two today. Summer Starry Sky is a very ambient song by TAM, that nearly reminds me of elevator music or hold music on a phone. Very soothing. Stepfile is by jimerax and is a 2. To unlock, Pass Trip to the Moon (Dance) with 80+ Perfects.
Technostorm Hurricaine is our 2nd new user easy skill token of the day. It is a techno song by RaustBlackDragon. No surprise at all that our own resident dragon, SulferDragon, quickly jumped on the opportunity to make this chart. It’s a low 4, IMO. To unlock, get a 250+ combo on RainDrops (Dance).
Public SotW is also on the easier side. Trisection is a Hard Rock remix of some video game song (someone correct me if I’m wrong on this) by Hiroshi Sakimoto. The remix is by Glome. The stepfile is by hi19hi19 and is a 7/12. Many of you will say that this file should be harder… but don’t fear! We do have a v2 in the works that will be much harder. You can find this song in Arcade (yes, I know, I flip flop on this all the time, with the Touhou remix songs in Rock, but I know this is an Arcade remix BEFORE adding it, as opposed to after). If you have enjoyed some of our other recent VG Rock songs, such as The Brain of the Moon or The Dreams of Scarlet, you’ll greatly enjoy Trisection as well.
Subscriber SotW is also up in Funk for testing.
Enjoy,
-Tass
Whole Bunch of Small Stuff – Profile Chat Update, SotW, New Rock songs, Easy ST.
First off, check out the new profile chat! Yea! This is working off of the same technology as the embedded player chats (Yes, all the myspace embedded players have their own chats!). So, check it out. It’s really swanky and hot looking and awesome. Not to mention, it’ll be much easier for us to moderate!
Yesterday I released the 3rd and 4th song by LoveHateHero into Rock, which had previously been exclusive to their embedded player. They’re upper left of Rock. I have since moved the other rock songs by LoveHateHero and Making April to their appropriate spots throughout the genre. So, enjoy the songs and check out their awesome sites.
Today’s Public SotW is State of Emergency by SynthWulf. I’m not really sure how this happened, but apparently this song became public 1 week ago as opposed to today, and I never noticed. Oh well. Many of you may know this song from Spin It Up. It’s 190bpm and pretty fast paced. It has a bunch of 4-frame jacks in it, so watch out! Difficulty is a 10, because of the 4-framers. Stepfile is by Silver_Brian. You can find it on Page 4 of Misc.
Today’s subscriber SotW is available on Page 2 of Funk. It is Never Look Back by DJ SBX (SymBiotiX). Interesting coincednece that I just spoke with SBX yesterday about getting more of his stuff in game. I do what I can to please the musicians; without them, there wouldn’t be an FFR. Will have a full write up on the song in 3 weeks when it’s public.
Finally… today’s easy Skill Token! 5.1.1. (AG Supercool Mix) is, in fact, a supercool mix of the song 5.1.1. by DJ Nagureo remixed by Aerogroove. The stepfile is a cut of the full song, and is either a hard 2 or an easy 3. This file is MixMasterLar’s 1st file to get into the game, after lots and lots of failed submissions and re-submits. He proves the power of dedication, in that if you work hard and keep at it, you can get a file into the game. To unlock, Pass Dance 2 This (Dance1) with 20 or less boos.
Hope that wasn’t too much information for all of you…
-Tass
3rd Post of the Day! LoveHateHero on FFR!!! Valencia on FFR!!!
You now should have access to both version of Red Dress by LoveHateHero. Amity and Goodbye, My Love will be available later this week. I shouldn’t even have to tell you about these files at all… since you’ve all already played them on LHH’s embedded player on their myspace, right?? Regardless, the files are by MeaCulpa and Talisman, respectively. You can find them at the top of Rock page 1.
The Space Between is a pretty sweet Alternative song that talks about my home town, Philly. The band is Valencia, which, amazingly, is from Philly as well. And their myspace page (which may have an embedded player soon too) can be viewed here. Stepfile is by bluguerrilla, his 1st on FFR. Difficulty is rated a high Difficult because of a few small 16th bursts at 170. Mostly 8ths with some jumps. I guess it could be a low 8, but I’ll leave that for debate in the forums. You can find the song on page 2 of Rock, 2nd row. Check out Valencia, signed to I Surrender Records, they’re a real cool band and big supporter of FFR.
See you guys with another easy skill token tomorrow.
-Tass
2 Public SotWs & 3 Subscriber SotWs
This week’s 2 public songs of the week are definitely something to enjoy. Szamar Madar is a song that, even if the file is too difficult, you need to listen to anyway. It’s that amazing. The song is by the Venetian Snares. It’s a breakcore song, but has such soothing melodies in the background. Such a cool song. AND… the stepfile is pretty darn good too. We’ve had multiple comments of “This is my favorite file ever!” and “This is the best song on FFR!”… so much so, that I believe Kit- is currently sitting in the corner blushing. The file is a 10, Very Challenging… but you’re going to want to try it. As such, I’ve put it in the upper left hand corner of Misc, so as not to bury it. It’ll be there for at least a week before moving towards the back of Misc.
The other SotW is Paranoia -Darkness Mix-, a remix off of the well known Paranoia songs on DDR. Song is by one of the two main DDR Remixers that I know, Sanxion7 (DM Ashura being the other). Solid file, overall not that difficult compared to the Paranoia songs in general. Rated a 6, Tricky. You guys will definitely like it though… approved for children of ALL ages. Stepfile is by stargroup100. You can find it near the end of Dance.
Quick blurb for the subscriber songs… all located in funk. Mute City Remix, a song by KgZ and stepped as a collab between SulferDragon and Brilliant Dynamite Neon, will be a secret song at 45,000 credits. Mocha Ocean is a relaxing yamajet song stepped by MeaCulpa to go along with Mute City. Today’s song is bbblow, a cool Onoken song stepped by Rebirth. Random factoid: bbblow is the first song on FFR to feature a 64th stream (at a whopping 40bpm). No worries to the artists, full paragraphs will be out in 3 weeks when these songs go public.
Expect more news from me later today… stay tuned!
-Tass
JULY JULY JULY FOURTH!!! JULY JULY JULY FOURTH!!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I feel slightly hyper this morning. That could be for 2 reasons. 1. It’s july 4th… but that probably isn’t it. 2. Smiley songs just make me HYPER & Happy.
So, after over 6 months sitting in the queue, July has finally been released. I just HAD to wait to release it today. Especially since I didn’t wait until Summer to release Summer -Speedy Mix-. As mentioned, it’s by Smiley, one of Kyle Ward’s aliases. You can currently find it in the upper left hand corner of Dance 2, although it may later get moved to the end of Dance. All depends on where the final difficulty discussions place it. I rated it an 8. Half of the 8s are in Dance, the other half are in Dance2. Only time will tell.
Big thanks to hi19hi19 for being so patient with me, but I guess it helps that he has 20+ other files going into the game every other week.
Anyway… you guys now get all three of your files today EARLY! No more complaining about having to wait until 9pm to get your craving of token for the day. Until tomorrow, that is. And have fun unlocking Zephon. 
-Tass
